bringing the local community
together through gardening
Garden Centre ...
A Garden Centre with a difference!
We are a not for profit organisation and any surplus made from takings is reinvested
into the project. We are reducing environmentally damaging practices
were possible. Plants produced on site are grown to organic standards in peat
free compost, without the use of animal by-products, artificial growth hormones,
pesticides or fertilizers. Pots are reused and waste recycled.
Friendly and helpful staff! Our horticulturally qualified and
experienced staff are on hand to answer your gardening questions and
provide useful advice on organic and sustainable growing.
Why 'peat free'?
Around
half a million tonnes of carbon dioxide is emitted each year as a
result of peat extraction from UK sites for horticultural use. This
doesn't take account of the fact that we import over 50 percent of our
peat from overseas.
Lowland peat bogs and their wildlife are threatened through peat
extraction for garden composts and other uses. Peat-land wildlife, such
as dragonflies, butterflies and birds, depend on peat for its survival.
Peat develops very slowly, no more than 1mm in depth per year. A 10
metre deep peat reserve will have taken 10,000 years to develop. So
when peat is mined for garden compost it will take 1,000 years to
replace every metre that is taken away.
In our Garden Centre we have a seasonal range of ...
o Fruit trees and fruit bushes
o Herbs, both culinary and medicinal
o Vegetable starter plants, grown to organic standards with peat free vegan compost and lots of LOVE ...
o Seasonal flowers, perfect for baskets and containers to brighten your day
o Trees, shrubs and evergreens
o Wild fruits, a taste of something different from Cornelian Cherry to June Berry
o Wild flowers, great for wildlife and good for the soul ...
o Climbers
o Hedging plants, Hawthorns, Guelder Rose and Privet to name but a few ...
Current Seasonal Highlights ...!
From January 2012 ...
Spuds have arrived. See below for list of varieties. Also on
sale onion and shallot sets, garlic, rhubarb and asparagus.
FIRST EARLY
Casablanca, Colleen, Maris Bard , Orla , Pentland Javelin , Red Duke of York , Sharpe’s Express , Witchill (n/o)
SECOND EARLY
British Queen, Aura (n/o) , Charlotte , Dunbar Rover (n/o) , Maris Peer
EARLY MAIN
Ambo, Hunter, Lady Balfour , Record , Remarka , Desiree , Setanta
MAIN
Arran Victory , Cara, Fortyfold , Golden Wonder , Highland
Burgundy , Red Isle of Jura, Linda , Pink Fir Apple , Salad Blue ,
Valor , Sarpo Mira
New fruit arriving soon ...!
Our Shop ...
Visit our shop for interesting and environmentally responsible horticultural products including ...
Seeds, a wide range of vege, herb, green manure and flower seeds, many organic and Uk grown
Fertile Fibre, peat free, vegan organic compost
5F's fertilizer, a slow release, long lasting, animal free general plant food
Maxicrop, a seaweed based plant growth stimulator
Tamar UK, an animal free replacement for blood, fish and bone in convenient pellets
Growing Success,
Over the past 20 years Growing Success have established themselves as market leaders in garden safe chemicals,
all supported by their 'Children and Pet Safe' symbol, now recognised
throughout the industry as the symbol of 'trust'. Growing Success is
continually working towards the encouragement of biodiversity within
the environment. Their research team is constantly developing and fine
tuning safe and effective products for use in our gardens
Barbeque Charcoal, made in Manchester by local coppicer Mike Carswell
Biochar, Made in Manchester from coppiced wood, biochar is
fine grained charcoal which helps to sweeten and break down heavy sols
such as clay.Dig in liberally to soils before planting or for no-dig
gardening add to your compost graduallly throughout the year.
Carbon, in the form of biochar, when introduced into soils doesn't add
fertility, it creates a 'coral reef', an ideal matrix to house the very
microbial communities that make available and cycle the nutrients
essential for good plant growth. With biochar we can both sequestrate
atmospheric carbon and boost soil fertility. Biochar, when inoculated
with compost teas, very quickly begins to work its magic, re-energising
degraded soils
Mycorrhizal Fungi,
beneficial fungi which grow with plants to form a secondary root
system, vastly increasing available water and nutrients, improving
establishment, health and vigour. Will spread around the garden for the
benefit of all!
Yorkshire Pots, a wide selection made in the UK from robust Yorkshire natural red clay. Freeze/thaw tested to -15C
The Nestbox Company,
nestboxes and bird feeders made in Birmingham from well managed forests
certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Also RSPB certified
Nether Wallop, a wide
range of paper potters, berry pickers, leaf sacks, wooden dibbers, pot
brushes etc. Make lovely presents for a gardening loved one !
We recycle, reuse and reduce ...!
Most of us have a mini plastic pot mountain lurking somewhere in our
garden and for most of us, our options for disposing of them
responsibly are limited. So why are they so hard to recycle, and what
can we do about it? Plastic pots are made from different types of
plastic to those used in food recycling. This means that many local
authorities won't accept them. BUT WE DO !
Bring your old cleaned pots to us and we will give them away to others via our Pot Rescue scheme.
Please don't bring us broken ones! We would also be happy to get your
old plastic bags so that we can reuse them in our shop ...!
Thank you.
Want to know if we have a certain plant in stock?
Contact us with your queries and quandaries. We're happy to help if we can ...!
nursery@hulmegardencentre.org.uk
or telephone us on 0161 227 8198
Garden Centre opening times are ...
Monday to Saturday, 10am until 5pm
Sunday and Bank Holidays, 10.30am until 4.30pm
